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Post Your Screen Calibrations!

Thank you all for your work on these profiles.... what a difference they make. I really like TX's, am running with that for now.
 
tired a few and love pstube's contribution.. :) it is the best for me.. thanks!
 
Thanks!

ptsube said:
Use Supercal! I just used it, and my opinion of the LCD on the Glassbook went up from thinking about returning it, to, the only reason I would return it, is to get the 2.4GHz instead of the 2.0GHz.

Follow the instructions and ask questions if you have any.

Also, don't use the crappy built in calibrator. If you use that accoring to the instructions, it gives everything a blue tint. UGH! Supercal actually calibrates RGB levels. It takes about twenty minutes, but it could save you from standing in a return line.

Place any downloaded profiles in Library/Colorsync/profiles. Go to display properties and uncheck "show profiles for this display only." THe new profile should show in the left pane.

EDIT:
This is the same profile I posted earlier. I just renamed it so it is not so confusing. It is named JC Display. Here is an instruction guide.

Step 1: Download the attached zip profile, if you want mine, or any profile in this thread or on the internet for that matter.
Step 2: Unzip the file(it will unzip as JC Diplay,this could be different if you are using someone else's).
Step 3: Move the file to one of these strings(it could be different for each person):
System(icon looks like a hard drive)/Library/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays
or
System(icon looks like a Hard Drive)/Library/Caches/Preferences/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays

Thanks for the great instructions. The difference in the screen after your calibration is amazing! Crazy how much of a difference this has made for me. Can't believe apple didn't have a preset similar to this already pre loaded. Thanks again. These types of threads are what make mr worth while.
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Golfer00ksu said:
ptsube said:
Use Supercal! I just used it, and my opinion of the LCD on the Glassbook went up from thinking about returning it, to, the only reason I would return it, is to get the 2.4GHz instead of the 2.0GHz.

Follow the instructions and ask questions if you have any.

Also, don't use the crappy built in calibrator. If you use that accoring to the instructions, it gives everything a blue tint. UGH! Supercal actually calibrates RGB levels. It takes about twenty minutes, but it could save you from standing in a return line.

Place any downloaded profiles in Library/Colorsync/profiles. Go to display properties and uncheck "show profiles for this display only." THe new profile should show in the left pane.

EDIT:
This is the same profile I posted earlier. I just renamed it so it is not so confusing. It is named JC Display. Here is an instruction guide.

Step 1: Download the attached zip profile, if you want mine, or any profile in this thread or on the internet for that matter.
Step 2: Unzip the file(it will unzip as JC Diplay,this could be different if you are using someone else's).
Step 3: Move the file to one of these strings(it could be different for each person):
System(icon looks like a hard drive)/Library/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays
or
System(icon looks like a Hard Drive)/Library/Caches/Preferences/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays

Thanks for the great instructions. The difference in the screen after your calibration is amazing! Crazy how much of a difference this has made for me. Can't believe apple didn't have a preset similar to this already pre loaded. Thanks again. These types of threads are what make mr worth while.
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Can u please post your new calibration file ?

//Everlast
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Another thanks from me, and I don't even have a Macbook yet!

Went to the Apple store today to really have a look at the monitors, and really felt disappointed with the screen compared to the MBP.. but then I remembered this thread, and loaded a few colour profiles on... made a great difference!
 
Hello,
is there anyone else who has done a good color-profile for the 9C89 display ?
I'm now using the one that ron21 posted.

//Everlast
 
Hi everyone, I started a new thread to try to consolidate hardware profiles for the new aluminum macbooks. More importantly, I'm trying to keep track of which profiles were created for which panel type.

Also, it's very important to test these profiles - just saying "wow, this looks more contrasty!" doesn't mean it's a good fit for your screen.

For instance, at first glance ptsube's profile looks nice and poppy/contrasty. But at least on my screen (LG) it severely clips black levels (shadow detail).

Thread is here: https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=6552520

If you've made a profile with a hardware calibrator, please contribute (and indicate your panel type too!).
 
kis said:
Here's one created with a Spyder 3 Pro. What a true night-mare to do. Took me about 10 attempts - only a completely dark room worked for me. I HATE that glossy screen
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Which panel do you have, kis?
 
kis said:
Here's one created with a Spyder 3 Pro. What a true night-mare to do. Took me about 10 attempts - only a completely dark room worked for me. I HATE that glossy screen
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Hey kis, I also have a Spyder3. One thing I have found is that it's very important to calibrate at MAXIMUM backlight (+16 squares) so that the Spyder has full dynamic range to work with. When I calibrated with anything less than max backlight, I got either clipped white or black levels.

Let me know which panel you have and I'll add you to the thread. Thanks!
 
This was my 4th try using coloursync. I tried using supercal but it seems like it wants to make it too dark. I also tried everyone elses that used hardware or used another program. I find that some had way to dark blacks that made dark details disappear. I kept looking at a bunch of offical kodak pictures while swapping back and forth through all the profiles and I prefer this one. But everyone has a different taste

My screen is a 9C8C and right now I love it.
 

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^ That would appear to be a good attempt

Flicking between the Spyder 3 and the above one right now. Hmmm
 
Thanks, I'd like to see what people think. I calibrated it at full backlight but use it -3 on ac and -6 on battery.

I personally flip between those to as well every now and then. One is warm, the other is a little cooler. The blacks are pretty close. I'm 100% satisfied with the screen.
 
i like the "color lcd calibrated" profile that is the 2nd default on the mb.
everything else either has too much green or blue or red
 
I installed all profiles in this thread. So far, I like pstube's profile on my alu macbook. The colors are more vibrant.
 
kis said:
Here's one created with a Spyder 3 Pro. What a true night-mare to do. Took me about 10 attempts - only a completely dark room worked for me. I HATE that glossy screen
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So far this works best for me! The other ones are either washed out or too dark.

JC Profile is very colorful and rich but I find it a little too dark for the movies and stuff..
 
I'm going to try some of these out, now do I have to have the same screen as the person who made the calibrations?
 
Primejimbo said:
I'm going to try some of these out, now do I have to have the same screen as the person who made the calibrations?
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You don't HAVE to... Just try them out and see which one works best for you. Different people like different tones, blah blah .. :D
 
Primejimbo said:
OK this is the 1st time I am trying this, now if I don't like it can I go back to the default?
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Yep... You can always go back to the Color LCD at the top of the screen and that will be the Factory Default.
 

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